Mountain Man

From pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, the first storyin his most commercially successful seriesA comedic western, "Mountain Man" is about the tall talesand big adventures of Brekenridge Elkins, an exaggerated, cartoonish version ofHoward himself. The story first appeared in the March-April 1934 issue of Action Stories and was so popular thatother magazines asked Howard for similar characters, giving birth to an entire series full of colorful characters; Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.